A Brevard County sheriff’s deputy rescued two jet skiers Saturday after a cruise ship came within feet of them in Port Canaveral.

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The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Tanner Primmer was providing a security escort for the Carnival Magic when two young women were flipped off a nearby jet ski.

Wind pushed both women into the channel of the port, into the direct path of the cruise ship.

A Canaveral Pilots Association statement said Capt. Doug Brown spotted them while navigating the Carnival Magic out of the port and alerted Primmer. As he approached in a marine patrol boat, one woman fell off the jet ski. It flipped as she tried to get back on, sending both women into the water.

Trimmer steered his boat to the women and got them out of the water, as the ship narrowly avoided hitting them.

Deputies said the winds and current could have pushed the women underneath the ship, making the outcome much different.

“I could not be more proud of the actions of Deputy Tanner Primmer, a member of our SeaPort Security Marine Unit who placed his life in peril without hesitation to rescue the Port visitors, and the Port Canaveral Harbor Pilot Capt. Doug Brown who not only maintained communication with Deputy Primmer, but was able to safely veer the ship, which provided Deputy Primmer the extra seconds needed to save the young girls,” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.